Radiator inclosure



lNVENfOR 2. Sheets-Sheet l K. L. PORTER RADIATOR INCLOSURE Filed Nov.

June 30, 1931.

June 30, 1931. K. PORTER RADIATOR INCLOSURE 1, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov.

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w ww w a 1% W v |i ||llfiewihihwill? w m w w w w 0% INVENTO'R ATTORNEY remove and replac Patented June 30, 1931 xmmnrn ronrna, .or' New noon-Earn, NEW YORK BADIA -QR INGLQ E e p aa ipn fi d ovembe This invention relates generally to .radia-tor inclosures' and more particularly, to radiator inclosures constructed of separable parts which can be variously manipulated to '5 accommodate theinclosure to a variety of radiators Since radiators occur in such a variety of types and sizes, and each is furthermore equipped with a variety of piping connections to conform with existing circumstances and conditions, it has generally "been considered impractical to construct radiator inclo sures in such vast variety and keep them in stock. This is especially true of radiator inclosures of the type which completely house the radiator; It has therefore been the custom of manufacturers and dealers to supply radiator inc'losures on a made to order basis only, each inclosure being specially and rigidly constructed to fit the particular radiator to which the same is to be applied. Made to order radiator inclosures present a number of objectionable features. v Since each inclosure is made specially for a par ticular location, the first'cost thereof is necessarily high. Their rigidity and non-fleaibility" make t iem inconvenient and costly to install. Forexample, mistakes in measurements and miscalc'ulation of location conditions often make it necessary to rebuild the inclosure or supply another properly constructed for the particular location.

Furthermore, it is sometimes desirable to remove the radiator inclosure from one radiator and place it over another. For example radiator inclosures are often installed by the tenant or occupant. In such cases the inclosure's constitute personal property, subject to removal from the building with the home furnishings. It is unlikely howeyer, that a rigidly constructed inclosure, for one. location, will properly fit in another. In any event, a'rigid'inclosure is di-flicult to p e and this ,cannot be done without loss of 'irne, much expense and frequent damage. Cqnsequently such radiator inclosures constitu-tmg the personalproperty of the tenant or occupant are often left with the realty when the premises are vacated.

A principal object of my invention is to 1, 1928. Serial No. arenasprov de a radiator incl wi c nstruct d o separable parts, which parts can be carried in stock by supply "houses and are adapted to be readily manipulated to accommodate the inclosure to different radiators and location conditions.

Another object of my invention is to provide an adjustable radiator inclosure which can be easily and quickly removed from one radiator and replaced upon another, that is strong and durable, ornamental in appear ance and pleasing to the eye, that it low in first cost and economical to install and further flexibly adapted to various needs.

Other objects of this invention will be pointed out hereafter or-Lbecome obvious as the disclosure proceeds.

In order that a clearer understanding of my invention may be had, attention is hereby directed to the accompanying forming a part of this application and illustrating certain possible embodiments of th ven on Referring .to the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective View of my radiator inclosure constructed .of telescoping sections;

Fig. 2 is an exploded front face view of the radiator inclosure shown in Fig. 1 the parts being separated to more clearly disclose the particular construction of the parts;

i Fig. ,3 is a transverse vertical cross sectiona l view, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1

Fig. & is a horizontal cross sectional view taken on line 1-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view of a ,ortion ,of any inclosure taken on line 5-5 ofig. 1 particularly showing the means for adjusting the length of the inclosure leg supports;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of my separate leg element adapted to beapplied at any location alongthe front wall of the inclosure;

Fig. 7 an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view of a portion of my inclosure taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 1 showing particular y one m an of se uring my le wp ng sections together;

Fig. .8 is a horizontal cross sectional yiew of am orm ofradiat r en os s m ar to that shown in 'F ig. 1 except that the drawlngs,

side and end walls of the telescoping sections are formed from a single piece of sheet material;

Fig. 9 is a perspective View of a sectional radiator inclosure of modified construction;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the rear section of the radiator inclosure shown in Fig. 9, this section comprising two telescoping parts, each part having a top wall portion and a rear wall portion;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of the front section of the radiator inclosure shown in Fig. 9, this section comprising two telescoping parts, each part having an end wall portion and a front wall portion Fig. 12 is a transverse vertical cross sectional View of my modified radiator inclosure taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 9;

F ig. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary detail taken on line 1313 of Fig. 10 showing particularly one method of securing the front and rear sections of my modified inclosure construction together;

Fig. 14 is an enlarged fragmentary detail taken on line 1411 of Fig. 9 showing one method securing the front wall portion to the top wall portion of my inclosure.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, of the drawings, my radiator inclosure here shown comprises two sections of substantially similar shape. The left hand section shown in the exploded view F 2 of the drawings comprises generally a front wall potion 1, an end wall portion 2, and a rear wall portion 3 secured together at the corners by angle iron leg members 4. The top wall or table portion may be made integrally continuous with the front and rear wall portions as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. The top wall portion is preferably provided with a front ledge portion 6, a rear ledge portion 7 and an end ledge portion 8, simulating in all respects a table top.

The right hand sect-ion of my inclosure is substantially similar to the left hand section comprising generally a front wall portion 9, top wall portion 10, rear w ll portion 11, and the respective front, rear and end ledge portions 12, 13 and 14: respectively, all bent out from a single piece of sheet material. An end wall 15 is also provided which is secured to the front and rear wall portions by means of angle iron leg member 16 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

The left hand section is of such size as to telescope snugly into the right hand section, as shown in Fig. 3. In order to conceal the ointcaused by the overlapping sections, and also, ifnecessary, to support the inclosure at its midsection, the telescoping end of the right hand section is provided with a leg formation as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4:. This leg formation consists of a strip of sheet material bent to the general contour of the inclosure, having a leg portion 17, a foot portion 18 and a top strip portion 19, the whole preferably permanently secured to the inclosure section. The lower leg portion my be stamped and bent to simulate a square, round or other shaped leg, well known to the stamping art.

In order to architecturally balance the whole when asembled and also to provide, if necessary,'an additional mid-section support, another leg formation is secured to the inclosure after the sections have been telescopingly assembled. This leg formation is shown in perspective view in Fig. 6 and comprises generally a bent strip having a leg portion 20, foot portion 21 and top strap portion 22 all bent to conform to the general contour of the inclosure. Now the front wall of the left hand section has a leg portion 23 stamped out of the sheet, as shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. The end of this leg portion may be turned inwardly and upwardly to form in effect, a foot 24, as

shown in Fig. 3. The rear wall of the left" hand inclosure section is similarly stamped to form a rear leg portion 25 the end of which is also turned inwardly and upwardly to form foot 26. This leg may be of such length as to rest directly on the floor. Similarly the rear wall of the right hand section is stamped to form a rear leg portion 26 of such length as to rest directly on the floor.

The left and right hand sections are telescoped together so as to form an inclosure of the proper length, and the leg formation strip 20 is then applied. The foot 21 of the leg formation strip is placed under the foot 24 of the leg portion 23 as shown in Fig. 3.

The strap portion 22 is swung over the table portion of the inclosure and may be provided with a rolled end 25 which springs into engagement with the corner of the rear ledge portion 13 holding the strip in place. It is evident however. that other means of securing the strip to the inclosure may be used within the purview of this invention. Leg formation 20, secured as above to the inclosure, is spaced the same distance from the right hand end of the inclosure as leg formation 17 is spaced from the left hand end of the inclosure. The inclosure is thus divided into panels which are architecturally and artistically balanced to give a pleasing efi'ect to the whole.

To secure the sections together, I drill holes 26 through the front wall of both sections and insert bolt members therein. These bolt members have a reduced body portion 27 and a topped over lug portion 28. The hole 26 is larger than the body of the bolt as clearly shown in Fig. 7 so that the bolt body can be readily inserted therein. The lug portion drops down and engages with the periphery of the hole, firmly securing the-sections toessence cured together at the back. The rear portion of the left hand section: has a hole drilled therein: anda'nutmember 30 weld-ed around the hole onthe inside face of the rear panel, as shown in Figsz-Qi and 3'. The rear portion of the right handsection is provided with a plurality of correspondinglyplaced lo-ngitudinally extending; slots 31: A bolt member 3Q havin 1a: winged head is'adaptedtobe insertedthrou'gh: the slot and hole of the respecti ve sections and turned into engagementwiththe nut member 30; By manipulating the bolt member the rear portions of the' sections can-be securely clamped together. p

Since the" floor-surface surrounding the rarliator is not always' level and even,'-I preferably supply each leg member and particularly 'the corne r legs l and 16 with some adjustable elevating means. I- accordingly weld a 'nut-member 33 toeaclr leg at the lower end thereof, as shown more clearlyin Fig: 5. A screw bolt 34:haa i ng a' large round head 35 is provided,which-turns into the nut member 33a is evident, by turning the bolt to the right or left; the leg'support iscorrespondingly extended or contracted in length, so as toaccommodate the unevenness of the floor; Thefi'bolt may be provided with a grip portion: 36 to facilitate turning thereof.

It is sometimes desirable" to" not only cover the radiator but also: cover'the radiator: control valve and pipe connections. Theinclosure can be longitudinally extended to accomplislrthisz A-flap door 37 may be providcd in the end wall throughwhich the control valve" and air valve of the radiator maybe reached to reg ul ate and control the same; Such a flap door may be provided in both endsof the inclosureto accommodate radiators 'Wltli either'righthand or left hand valves:

In Fig. 8 I have shown: a slightly modified construction-in which the front, rear, top and end-rportionsr'of each section is stamped or bent fmonrasingle 'and continuous piece ofsheet materia l. Thus thezsheet forming thefront wall 38 o-fthe left handv section maybe bent at a right angle to form the end wall 39, again ataright angleto form the rear wall: 40, and'the rear wall may carry a sheet portion whiclrmay be stamped to form the top or table portion of the radiator, similar in cross sectionalcontour to that showrr in Fig.3, the top portion being suitably secured to the top=edge of the front portion 38 to form a rigid, unitary section; Theright hand section of' he radiator" inclosure' shown" in Fig.8 may be similarly formed, the'sheet of material forming the front wall portion 40 Being bent-ata right angle to form the end portion 42', again ataright angleto form the rear portion 43 and the top portion, integral with the rear portion, properly bent and stamped to shape and secured tothetop edge ofthe front portion of the section, forming a unitary whole; Legadjustingnuts 36 may be secured in the corner of each section, and leg formation strips 17' and 20 secured to the section as before.

I have also devised a modified separable inclosureconstruction, shown more particularly'iir Figs. 9 to 14-. This modification is made generally oftwo sections; the rear section being shown in Fig. 10 and the front section in Fig. 11. The rear section comprises two-parts, one telescoping within the other. The'right hand part of the rear section shown in Fig- 10 comprises a rear wall portion 44, the topof which is bent at a right angle to form a-top or table portion 455. The top portion has a downturned front edge 46, as clearly shown in Fig. 12.

p The left hand part of the*section* is similar in general to the right hand part, but is of such a' size as to permitthe righthan'd section to telescope snugly therein. The left hand part generally comprises a rear portion 4:7 and a top or table portion 48, The lower edge of the rearpor tion is inturned and upturned to formachannel 49, in which the lower edge of the right hand rear portion is adapted to slide. The front edge of the top portion is also bent into a-c'hannel formation 50; in which flange 46 of the right hand portion may slide. Thus itis seen that arear section comprising two telescoping parts is presented.-

The front section also comprises two telescoping'p'arts; the right-hand part telescoping into the=left-hand part1, as clearly shown in Fig. 1-1 The right-hand part comprises generally a single sheet of material bent'to fer-n1 a front wall portion 51 and" an end wall; portion 52'.- ber 53 maybe used to brace the corner. A rearl eg member Mirna-y also be provided, consisting of single fiat strip secured tothe rear'edg e of the end wall. The lower end ofthestri p maybe bent inwardly to form a j foot 55.-

The left-hand partof the front section is substantially similar to the right-hand part, consisting-generally of a single sheet of material bent to formafront wall portion 56 and end wall portion 57. An angle-iron leg 58 braces the corner, and a leg strip 59 supports thereared-ge' of theend' wall. The lower edgeof the front wallportion 56 is bent An angle-iron leg mem- 1 into channel form 60 into which the lower 1:1

edgeof the right-hand front wall portion 51 may slide.- The upper edge of the front wall portion is similarly bent into channel form 621 and receives the upper edge of the righthand' front wall portion. It is now" seen that the right and left hand parts of the front wall section can be telescopingly extended or collapsed to form an inclosure of the desired length. The rear section is also telescoped accordingly.

To provide a midsection support, the free edge of the front wall is bent back and doubled over to simulate a leg formation 63. It is understood that the front wall is so cut and stamped as to provide for the additional metal required to make that leg portion ex tending below the sheet and also the foot portion 64. It is believed that the requirements of this stamping operation will be evident to those skilled in the art from a study of Fig.

11, and therefore need not be described in detail. \Vhen the left and right hand parts of the front section have been properly adjusted to present an inclosure of the proper length, the two sections can be secured together by bolts 27 (shown in Fig. 7) in the manner heretofore described.

To divide the front wall into architecturally balanced panels, a. front leg formation 65 may be secured to the front wall. This leg formation consists of a heavy strip, the lower end of which is bent inwardly to form a foot portion 66 and then bent upwardly to form a brace portion 67, as clearly shown in Fig. 12. The right-hand front wall panel 51 and brace portion 67 may then be welded or otherwise secured together as at 68. The top portion of the leg strip is bent inwardly and downwardly to form a channel 69. The right-hand front wall panel 51 and the channel leg may be welded or otherwise secured together at 70, as above. The telescoping of the panel will thus not be interfered with.

Means are provided for detachably securing the front and rear sections together. A lug member 71 of angle iron form is secured along the outer edge of each of the rear wall portions, as shown in Fig. 10. A cooperating slot member 72, also of angle iron form, is secured to each end wall, as shown in Fig. 11. It is clear that by manipulating the rear section the lug members 71 can be dropped into engagement with the slot members 72 secured to the front section, thus locking the sections together. To more securely hold the sec-- tions together, channel members 7 3, as shown in Figs. 10 and 14, may be welded or otherwise secured at the outer ends and along the front edge of each top wall portion. These channel members are adapted to engage the top edge of the end walls and front walls respectively when the rear section is dropped into operative engagement with the front section.

In order to accommodate the radiator valve when disposed outside of the inclosure, an arched opening 74 may be cut into the lower portion of each end wall. A flap door 75, permitting access to the radiator valve, and

an additional flap door 76, permitting access to the air valve of the radiator, may be provided in each end wall. The lower ends of the angle-iron corner legs 53 and 58 may be variously formed and stamped into rounded or polygonal form. Leg adjusting bolts 34 may be provided on the corner legs as before, to adjust the length thereof as the surround ing floor surface may require.

It is understood that within the purview of this invention, the sections shown in Figs. 10 and 11 may be interchanged, that is, the front section may comprise the telescoping front panel portions and top wall portions,

and the rear section may comprise the endwalls and telescoping rear panel portions. Considering then Fig. 10 as the front section, the front face of the walls 44 and 47 would be suitably decorated and paneled as shown in Fig. 11 with the angle iron corner legs and intermediate leg formations incorporated therewith.

In this modification, the entire radiator inclosure is assembled to reach the user in two separate sections, the rear section shown in Fig. 10 and the front section shown in Fig. 11. The front section may first be telescoped to the proper length and then placed over the radiator. The rear section, similarly telescoped, may then be dropped into position, lug members 71 dropping into engage ment with the slot members 72, and the channel members 73 telescoping over therespective top edges of the front section, securing the sections together in a unitary whole. The bolt members 27 can then be inserted, to rigidly secure the inclosure assembly together.

My separable inclosure construction may be made of any sheet material that will with stand abuse or wear, such as pressed fiber material, bakelite or sheet metal. The front wall panels are perforated to permit the heat from the radiator to escape into the room. The rear and end walls of the inclosure are preferably solid so as to direct the heat for wardly through the front panel perforations into the room. The front and end panels, the top table portion, leg members and post for-- mations may all be variously decorated and designed to give a pleasing effect to the whole.

It is now seen that I have provided aradiator inclosure constructed of sectional units, which units are adapted to be carried in stock by the various supply houses. Since all possible variations in radiator lengths have been taken care of by my sectional construction, only a very few sizes, different as to width and height, need be made. This is not objectionable and my radiator inclosure can thus be made cheaply and in quantities, and kept in stock readily available to the user. My inclosure can moreover be applied to the radiator by the ordinary workman or householder.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and as many apparently widely different embodiments of this inven tion could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is:

1. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including in combination, a plurality of sections adapted to telescope one within the other, a leg formation at the telescoping end of one of said sections, and means for securing said sections together.

2. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including in combination, a plurality of telescopic sections each having a front wall portion, a leg element adapted to be secured to said telesco-ped sections in any location along the front wall thereof, and means for securing said sections together.

3. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including in combination, two separable sections each adapted to enclose one end and a side wall portion of the radiator, leg formations at both ends of each of said sections, and means for securing said sections together.

4. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including in combination, two separable sections, each section having a top Wall portion and front, rear and end side wall portions, said sections being movable longitudinally toward and away from each other to accommodate the enclosure to radiators of different lengths, a leg element adapted to be secured to said sections in any location along the front wall thereof, and means for securing said sections together.

5. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including in combination, a plurality of telescopically adjustable sections, each of said sections having a top wall portion, a side wall portion and leg formations at both ends thereof, and means for securing said sections together.

6. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including in combination, a pair of telescopic sections, one overlapping the other, and each having a front wall portion, a panel strap formation having a supporting leg portion at the telescoping end of the overlapping section,'and means for securing said sections together.

7. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including, in combination, an enclosing wall and a separate panel strap support for the inclosure adapted to be secured across said wall in any location thereon.

8. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including, in combination, an enclosing wall and a separate panel strap support for the inclosure adapted to be secured across said wall in any location thereon, said panel strap support having a supporting leg portion projecting below said wall.

9. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including a pair of adjustably telescoping sections, one overlapping the other, and each having a front wall portion, a panel strap formation having a supporting leg portion at the telescoping end of the overlapping section, and a separate panel strap having a supporting leg portion adapted to be secured across the front wall portion of either one of said sections in any location thereon, whereby the front of the inclosure may be given a symmetrical appearance, said leg portions supporting the inclosure at different points.

10. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including, in combination, an enclosing wall comprising two sections relatively adjustable laterally to vary the length of the inclosure, and a separate panel'support for the inclosure adapted to be secured across the face of said wall in any location thereon.

11. A radiator inclosure of the character described, including, in combination, an enclosing wall comprising two sections relatively adjustable laterally to vary the length of the inclosure, and a separate panelsuppo-rt for the inclosure adapted to be secured across the face of said wall in any location thereon, said separate panel support having a suppoifiing foot portion extending below said wa This specification signed this 31st day of October, 1928.

KENNETH L. PORTER. 

